Asus WL-107G User manual

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Wireless Local Area Network Card
WL-107g
(For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks)
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System Requirements
To begin using the ASUS WLAN Card, you must have the following
minimum requirements:
• Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE or Linux Redhat (Version 7.1 or later)
• Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II
• 32MB system memory or larger
• 300MHz processor or higher
Installation Procedures
Linux users: This manual is meant for Windows users. Information
pertaining to Linux is located in “readme.txt” in the Linux folder.
Linux drivers are also located in the same folder.
Important: Install theASUS WLAN card utilities before inserting the
ASUS WLAN Card into your computer.
Follow these instructions to setup theASUS WLAN card.
1. Install theASUS WLAN card utilities and driver from the support CD.
2. Insert the ASUS WLAN card into your computer.
Installing the utilities and driver
Follow these instructions to install theASUS WLAN card utilities and driver.
Insert the support CD and an autorun menu will appear. If your autorun is
disabled, double click SETUP.EXE in the root directory of the support CD.

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2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
3. Click Next after reading the Information. 4. Click Next to use the default Destination
FolderorclickBrowsetoselectanotherfolder.
1. SelectyourlanguageandclickInstallASUS
WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.
5. Click Next to place icons in the default pro-
gram folder or type another folder name. 6.WhenSetup iscomplete,clickFinish toexit the installation wizard.
7. Windows XP users: When the program is
launchedforthe first time,youwillbeasked
which function to use. Select to use ASUS
utilities for more functions.

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Inserting the ASUS WLAN card
Follow these instructions to install theASUS WLAN card into your computer.
1. Turn ON your computer and enter Windows.
2. Insert theASUS WLAN card into your
computer’s PCMCIA slot until it is
firmly seated.
3. Windows will automatically detect the
ASUS WLAN card.The “Found New
Hardware” wizard dialog will appear
and begin installing the driver. (Windows 98SE / Me users: During in-
stallation, Windows may prompt you to insert the “ Windows 98SE /
Me CD-ROM” which contains some driver files. Insert your “Windows
98SE / Me CD-ROM” and click Yes.)
4. When the ASUS WLAN card setup is completed you can start up the
WLAN utility to configure yourASUS WLAN card. Please refer to the
User’s Manual for more information.
ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start
After installing theASUS WLAN Card Utilities, you may need to make some
settings before being able to use your wireless connection.
1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and se-
lect “Wireless Settings” 2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the same
name as the SSID set in your wireless ac-
cess point.

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3. Use “Site Survey” if you don’t know the
name of your access point(s). 4. Encryption settings must also match those
set in the access point. Ask your network
administrator about settings if necessary.
Click Apply to save your settings
6. You can also see the connection quality on
the “Connection” page. Click OK to exit the
utility.
5. Check the “Status” page to see the “Asso-
ciation State”. It should show “Connected -
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
NOTE: Please refer to the User’s Manual for details on WEP/WPA
settings and details on using the WLAN utility.

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Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators
The part of the ASUS WLAN Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket
consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of theASUS WLAN Card .
LNK (Link) LED
OFF: No power, error, or not connected to a wireless AP or Router.
ON: Lights when connected to a wirelessAccess Point or Router.
ACT (Activity) LED
OFF: No wireless activity.
Blink: Transmitting or receiving wireless data.
LNK
ACT
Soft AP (Windows XP Only)
Soft AP mode allows the ASUS WLAN card to act as a virtual access point.
The computer needs to be connected to a wired network using an Ethernet
connection in order to provide network access to WLAN clients.
1. Select Soft AP Mode
2. Drag and drop a wired network connection
next to the globe icon.
3. Enable ICS and Firewall if desired. Refer to
Windows help for information on “Internet
Connection Sharing”.
4. You can easily switch between SoftAPand
Station mode by right clicking the taskbar
icon and selecting “A-S Change Mode”